Archive for August 2017
Testing FAQs
HSLDA recommends that parents who are homeschooling struggling learners and/or children with special needs arrange for regular evaluations and document their child’s progress. It is important to keep accurate records…
Read MoreS’more About SEP’s
Homeschooling is not without challenges–especially when it comes to teaching struggling learners and children with special needs. This newsletter will introduce you to some resources which may help you with…
Read MoreWhat’s So Important about IEPs
Homeschooling allows parents of children with learning challenges, and/or gifts and talents, to incorporate their child’s strengths and interests while they work together at the student’s pace to “catch-up” on…
Read MoreUnderstanding Reading Difficulties
“My child wants to read so badly, but he struggles so much. He is embarrassed because his brothers and sisters, even the younger ones, can read better than he can.…
Read MoreHomeschooling a Child with Asperger’s (Part 3)
The incidence of children with Asperger’s Syndrome is increasing, but many parents are finding comfort and success for these challenged youths. In the February 2009 HSLDA Struggling Learner Newsletter…
Read MoreHomeschooling a Child with Asperger’s (Part 2)
The incidence of children with Asperger’s Syndrome is increasing. But parents across the country report that homeschooling their Asperger’s children offers the breathing room they need. Homeschooling helps parents apply…
Read MoreHomeschooling a Child with Asperger’s (Part 1)
In the United States, it is estimated that one family out of 150 has a child who is struggling with Asperger’s syndrome , or autism . (CDC report as seen…
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